Cuttack, Apr 16: 5T and Nabin Odisha Chairman VK Pandian today visited the SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack and met the Jajpur bus mishap victims who are currently undergoing treatment at the state’s premier hospital.
Pandian arrived at the hospital early this morning to meet the injured persons and take stock of the situation. He instructed the doctors to provide free treatment and medicines to the survivors and also thanked them for providing round-the-clock service to the patients.
Choudwar-Cuttack MLA Souvic Biswal, Cuttack Collector Arindam Dakua, Jajpur Collector Nikhil Pavan Kalyan, Cuttack DCP Pinak Mishra, Jajpur SP Vinit Agrawal, Transport Commissioner Amitabh Thakur and SCB Superintendent Sudhanshu Sekhar Mishra were present during Pandian’s visit.
It is worth mentioning that at least five persons were killed on the spot and 40 other passengers sustained critical injuries after the bus they were travelling in fell off a flyover on National Highway-16 near Barabati Chhak in Jajpur district last evening.
As per reports, as many as 46 patients were rushed to the casualty of SCB last night, out of which 27 injured have been discharged so far. However, five critical patients are currently undergoing treatment at the ICU.
